tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post1676546770970161265..comments2019-08-20T04:42:10.403-07:00Comments on wellwell: Reading as sanctuary; writing as refuge: a wish for AnnaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-89060367151718387292015-03-18T08:41:06.697-07:002015-03-18T08:41:06.697-07:00Smart dadSmart dadAmy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-86071053444446339232015-03-18T08:41:03.965-07:002015-03-18T08:41:03.965-07:00Beautiful post, Barbara. My daughter is also Anna...Beautiful post, Barbara. My daughter is also Anna, and after 18 years of watching me read, she has grown into the kind of reader we are. Your Anna will too, I suspect.Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-3934184705289460682015-03-18T08:40:54.028-07:002015-03-18T08:40:54.028-07:00Beautiful post, Barbara. My daughter is also Anna...Beautiful post, Barbara. My daughter is also Anna, and after 18 years of watching me read, she has grown into the kind of reader we are. Your Anna will too, I suspect.Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-44300059411402409242015-03-18T08:39:43.718-07:002015-03-18T08:39:43.718-07:00Smart dadSmart dadAmy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-16621831608255493412015-03-02T14:02:01.129-08:002015-03-02T14:02:01.129-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-51050070025972422142015-03-01T19:57:36.768-08:002015-03-01T19:57:36.768-08:00Beautifully said. Anna is lucky to have you in her...Beautifully said. Anna is lucky to have you in her life. <a href="http://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2015/03/sunday-salon-march-1st.html" rel="nofollow">My Sunday Salon</a>Anne Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-63870698071548187642015-03-01T14:06:37.315-08:002015-03-01T14:06:37.315-08:00They are wonderful for long drives, but for me the...They are wonderful for long drives, but for me they are harder to follow if there are any potential distractions when you sit at home listening. Good before sleep.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-5633861579340334562015-03-01T14:04:45.523-08:002015-03-01T14:04:45.523-08:00We had television as well as severe restrictions o...We had television as well as severe restrictions on watching it. My dad used to take the tubes out of the back of the television when he and my mother went out weeknights if they left my older brother and I to babysit.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-75617981135850146372015-03-01T14:02:29.442-08:002015-03-01T14:02:29.442-08:00I will say I have less need for calm and all that...I will say I have less need for calm and all that I do for meditation -- yoga etc. than when I was busy and had little time for myself, but I still love being absorbed.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-29723158432102502062015-03-01T14:00:50.201-08:002015-03-01T14:00:50.201-08:00Thank you for reading.Thank you for reading.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-78281044495352666622015-03-01T12:31:59.425-08:002015-03-01T12:31:59.425-08:00My sentiments too, about the power of books and re...My sentiments too, about the power of books and reading. I will have to try audio books this year to see if they have the same impact.Harvee Lau - Book Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-91343936213852344672015-03-01T08:15:25.719-08:002015-03-01T08:15:25.719-08:00You’ve perfectly captured my experiences with read...You’ve perfectly captured my experiences with reading throughout my life. Growing up an only child in the 1960’s, reading was the way I learned about the world and became acquainted with other people. My books and the characters in them were my friends and my extended family. I learned to focus on reading in a day when there was no internet or television to distract me, and it’s served me well all my life as a means of entertainment and solace.<br />I’m happy to say my young grandson has loved books since he was born, and his parents do everything possible to encourage that. I hope he retains it all his life!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-11866680516113688812015-03-01T07:29:58.708-08:002015-03-01T07:29:58.708-08:00I love the idea of reading as sanctuary, and I kno...I love the idea of reading as sanctuary, and I know that place of escape was what served me well in my childhood and young adult years. Now I read to explore, as well as escape. To discover new authors and new voices.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.Creations by Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-58880624710260857672015-03-01T07:00:43.904-08:002015-03-01T07:00:43.904-08:00Absolutely lovely. Thank you for this.Absolutely lovely. Thank you for this.Jennifer Hartlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-1106337593731411392015-03-01T06:25:56.915-08:002015-03-01T06:25:56.915-08:00I looked at some pictures of girls reading in sear...I looked at some pictures of girls reading in search of an illustration--and so many are in peaceful settings. Even the ones that are not -- have a kind of peace to them.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-54989864703250961022015-03-01T06:24:47.693-08:002015-03-01T06:24:47.693-08:00Deb -- drawing can be another way to get here -- t...Deb -- drawing can be another way to get here -- though probably not for someone just taking it up. Beginning or beginning again anything takes a lot of a different, more erratic kind of thinking.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-80705603917180983142015-03-01T06:23:02.895-08:002015-03-01T06:23:02.895-08:00Thank you for saying that!Thank you for saying that!Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-76955398248396230372015-03-01T06:22:38.409-08:002015-03-01T06:22:38.409-08:00Yes! I think it matters less what you read and mor...Yes! I think it matters less what you read and more how you read it. Crime fiction certainly sweeps us into its world. For me, it often does it faster than just about anything else. I&#39;m in need of a dip back into it soon.Barbara Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966678098042337023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-50765808725706772022015-03-01T06:09:00.232-08:002015-03-01T06:09:00.232-08:00&quot;Reading is not just an escape, it is a sanct...&quot;Reading is not just an escape, it is a sanctuary&quot; ... I love the image that comes to mind as I read that... and I agree whole-heartedly!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-34398931341179022082015-03-01T05:48:55.806-08:002015-03-01T05:48:55.806-08:00Yes, exactly. Thank you.
http://readerbuzz.blogsp...Yes, exactly. Thank you.<br /><br />http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/03/sketch-non-artists-guide-to-inspiration.htmlDeb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-46048248551986535942015-03-01T05:22:28.762-08:002015-03-01T05:22:28.762-08:00Beautiful, Barbara. . . . Something I really neede...Beautiful, Barbara. . . . Something I really needed to read today. Many thanks. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059619056144553609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701489151354093356.post-15021086584787982192015-03-01T05:15:42.577-08:002015-03-01T05:15:42.577-08:00&quot;...lingers as malaise over the state of the ...&quot;...lingers as malaise over the state of the world, but these are moods and malaises I can mull and get over, and ones that are outside myself.&quot; Exactly. And why I keep returning to crime fiction, I think. I&#39;ve been thinking about this a lot lately, but I think this helps clarify it. Thanks, Barbara. Not that your posts aren&#39;t almost always stunning, but this week they are especially so.Bryan G. Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086373614676824139noreply@blogger.com